Stock picking process [Video]

Dale J Pinkert Independent Analyst

In this edition of TradeGateHub Live Trading, Larry shares his personal journey and detailed stock-picking process. Coach begins by asking about the start of Larry’s career in the financial markets, exploring how his experience shaped his investment approach. Larry then discusses his current long stock positions and the sectors he finds most attractive. The conversation also covers his outlook on the miners and his view on TLT, before concluding with Larry explaining how he identifies and stays committed to strong market trends.

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Dale J Pinkert

Independent Analyst

Former Member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (IOM Division), Dale's market forecasts have been aired on Financial Television and Radio station including CNBC.

USD/JPY bulls pause near 160.75 amid intervention risks

USD/JPY is consolidating below 160.75 in Thursday's Asian trading, with intervention fears lending support to the Japanese Yen and capping the pair's upside amid a modest US Dollar downtick. The signing of a US-Iran peace deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz undermines the Greenback's reserve-currency status.

AUD/USD rebounds toward 0.7050 on US-Iran deal optimism

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Gold reclaims $4,300 as USD cuts Fed-led gains amid US-Iran peace deal

Gold attracts fresh buyers and regains $4,300 in the Asian session on Thursday, reversing part of the previous day's hawkish Fed-inspired slump to a fresh weekly low. As traders price in the possibility of a Fed rate hike this year, the signing of a US-Iran peace deal – to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz – drags the safe-haven US Dollar away from its highest level since late March, offering support to the bullion.

Binance founder CZ urges governments to tokenize stock markets and launch sovereign stablecoins

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has called on governments to tokenize their stock markets and issue sovereign stablecoins, arguing that blockchain technology can expand access to capital markets and increase the global use of national currencies. In an X post on Wednesday, CZ said countries should "tokenize their stocks, allowing worldwide buyers."

A new era for the Fed

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The Reserve Bank of Australia delivered more than what markets expected: a hawkish hold that should have supported the Aussie. But markets widely ignored it, focusing instead on slowing economic growth and proving that central bank messaging alone isn’t always enough to drive currencies.